Module Wrapper.Weapon

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WEAPON:GetCoalition()

Get coalition.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Return value:

#number:

Coalition ID.

WEAPON:GetCountry()

Get country.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Return value:

#number:

Country ID.

WEAPON:GetDCSObject()

Get DCS object.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Return value:

DCS#Weapon:

The weapon object.

WEAPON:GetImpactCoordinate()

Get the impact coordinate.

Note that this might not exist if the weapon has not impacted yet!

Defined in:

WEAPON

Return value:

Impact coordinate (if any).

WEAPON:GetImpactHeading(AccountForMagneticInclination)

Get the heading of the weapon when it impacted.

Note that this might not exist if the weapon has not impacted yet!

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameter:

#bool AccountForMagneticInclination

(Optional) If true will account for the magnetic declination of the current map. Default is true

Return value:

#number:

Heading

WEAPON:GetImpactVec3()

Get the impact position vector.

Note that this might not exist if the weapon has not impacted yet!

Defined in:

WEAPON

Return value:

Impact position vector (if any).

WEAPON:GetLauncher()

Get the unit that launched the weapon.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Return value:

Wrapper.Unit#UNIT:

Laucher unit.

WEAPON:GetReleaseAltitudeAGL()

Get the altitude above ground level at which the weapon was released

Defined in:

WEAPON

Return value:

#number:

Altitude in meters

WEAPON:GetReleaseAltitudeASL()

Get the altitude above sea level at which the weapon was released

Defined in:

WEAPON

Return value:

#number:

Altitude in meters

WEAPON:GetReleaseCoordinate()

Get the coordinate where the weapon was released

Defined in:

WEAPON

Return value:

Impact coordinate (if any).

WEAPON:GetReleaseHeading(AccountForMagneticInclination)

Get the heading on which the weapon was released

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameter:

#bool AccountForMagneticInclination

(Optional) If true will account for the magnetic declination of the current map. Default is true

Return value:

#number:

Heading

WEAPON:GetReleasePitch()

Get the pitch of the unit when the weapon was released

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WEAPON

Return value:

#number:

Degrees

WEAPON:GetSpeed(ConversionFunction)

Get speed of weapon.

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WEAPON

Parameter:

#function ConversionFunction

(Optional) Conversion function from m/s to desired unit, e.g. UTILS.MpsToKmph.

Return value:

#number:

Speed in meters per second.

WEAPON:GetTarget()

Get the target, which the weapon is guiding to.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Return value:

Wrapper.Object#OBJECT:

The target object, which can be a UNIT or STATIC object.

WEAPON:GetTargetDistance(ConversionFunction)

Get the distance to the current target the weapon is guiding to.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameter:

#function ConversionFunction

(Optional) Conversion function from meters to desired unit, e.g. UTILS.MpsToKmph.

Return value:

#number:

Distance from weapon to target in meters.

WEAPON:GetTargetName()

Get name the current target the weapon is guiding to.

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WEAPON

Return value:

#string:

Name of the target or "None" if no target.

WEAPON:GetTypeName()

Get type name.

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WEAPON

Return value:

#string:

The type name.

WEAPON:GetVec2()

Get the current 2D position vector.

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WEAPON

Return value:

DCS#Vec2:

Current position vector in 2D.

WEAPON:GetVec3()

Get the current 3D position vector.

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WEAPON

Return value:

Current position vector in 3D.

WEAPON:GetVelocityVec3()

Get velocity vector of weapon.

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WEAPON

Return value:

Velocity vector with x, y and z components in meters/second.

WEAPON:InAir()

Check if weapon is in the air.

Obviously not really useful for torpedos. Well, then again, this is DCS...

Defined in:

WEAPON

Return value:

#boolean:

If true, weapon is in the air and false if not. Returns nil if weapon object itself is nil.

WEAPON:IsBomb()

Check if weapon is a bomb.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Return value:

#boolean:

If true, is a bomb.

WEAPON:IsExist()

Check if weapon object (still) exists.

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WEAPON

Return value:

#boolean:

If true, the weapon object still exists and false otherwise. Returns nil if weapon object itself is nil.

WEAPON:IsMissile()

Check if weapon is a missile.

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WEAPON

Return value:

#boolean:

If true, is a missile.

WEAPON:IsRocket()

Check if weapon is a rocket.

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WEAPON

Return value:

#boolean:

If true, is a missile.

WEAPON:IsShell()

Check if weapon is a shell.

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WEAPON

Return value:

#boolean:

If true, is a shell.

WEAPON:IsTorpedo()

Check if weapon is a torpedo.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Return value:

#boolean:

If true, is a torpedo.

WEAPON:New(WeaponObject)

Create a new WEAPON object from the DCS weapon object.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameter:

DCS#Weapon WeaponObject

The DCS weapon object.

Return value:

self

WEAPON:SetDistanceInterceptPoint(Distance)

Set distance of intercept point for estimated impact point.

If the weapon cannot be tracked any more, the intercept point from its last known position and direction is used to get a better approximation of the impact point. Can be useful when using longer time steps in the tracking and still achieve a good result on the impact point. It uses the DCS function getIP.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameter:

#number Distance

Distance in meters. Default is 50 m. Set to 0 to deactivate.

Return value:

self

WEAPON:SetFuncImpact(FuncImpact, ...)

Set callback function when weapon impacted or was destroyed otherwise, i.e. cannot be tracked any more.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameters:

#function FuncImpact

Function called once the weapon impacted.

...

Optional function arguments.

Return value:

self

Usage:

-- Function called on impact.
local function OnImpact(Weapon)
  Weapon:GetImpactCoordinate():MarkToAll("Impact Coordinate of weapon")
end

-- Set which function to call.
myweapon:SetFuncImpact(OnImpact)

-- Start tracking.
myweapon:Track()

WEAPON:SetFuncTrack(FuncTrack, ...)

Set callback function when weapon is tracked and still alive.

The first argument will be the WEAPON object. Note that this can be called many times per second. So be careful for performance reasons.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameters:

#function FuncTrack

Function called during tracking.

...

Optional function arguments.

Return value:

self

WEAPON:SetMarkImpact(Switch)

Mark impact point on the F10 map.

This requires that the tracking has been started.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameter:

#boolean Switch

If true or nil, impact is marked.

Return value:

self

WEAPON:SetSmokeImpact(Switch, SmokeColor)

Put smoke on impact point.

This requires that the tracking has been started.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameters:

#boolean Switch

If true or nil, impact is smoked.

#number SmokeColor

Color of smoke. Default is SMOKECOLOR.Red.

Return value:

self

WEAPON:SetTimeStepTrack(TimeStep)

Set track position time step.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameter:

#number TimeStep

Time step in seconds when the position is updated. Default 0.01 sec ==> 100 evaluations per second.

Return value:

self

WEAPON:SetVerbosity(VerbosityLevel)

Set verbosity level.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameter:

#number VerbosityLevel

Level of output (higher=more). Default 0.

Return value:

self

WEAPON:StartTrack(Delay)

Start tracking the weapon until it impacts or is destroyed otherwise.

The position of the weapon is monitored in small time steps. Once the position cannot be determined anymore, the monitoring is stopped and the last known position is the (approximate) impact point. Of course, the smaller the time step, the better the position can be determined. However, this can hit the performance as many calculations per second need to be carried out.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameter:

#number Delay

Delay in seconds before the tracking starts. Default 0.001 sec.

Return value:

self

WEAPON:StopTrack(Delay)

Stop tracking the weapon by removing the scheduler function.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameter:

#number Delay

(Optional) Delay in seconds before the tracking is stopped.

Return value:

self

WEAPON:_GetIP(Distance)

Compute estimated intercept/impact point (IP) based on last known position and direction.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameter:

#number Distance

Distance in meters. Default 50 m.

Return value:

Estimated intercept/impact point. Can also return nil, if no IP can be determined.

WEAPON:_TrackWeapon(time)

Track weapon until impact.

Defined in:

WEAPON

Parameter:

DCS#Time time

Time in seconds.

Return value:

#number:

Time when called next or nil if not called again.

Field(s)

#string WEAPON.ClassName

Name of the class.

#number WEAPON.category

Weapon category 0=SHELL, 1=MISSILE, 2=ROCKET, 3=BOMB, 4=TORPEDO (Weapon.Category.X).

#number WEAPON.categoryMissile

Missile category 0=AAM, 1=SAM, 2=BM, 3=ANTI_SHIP, 4=CRUISE, 5=OTHER (Weapon.MissileCategory.X).

#number WEAPON.coalition

Coalition ID.

Core.Point#COORDINATE WEAPON.coordinate

Coordinate object of the weapon. Can be used in other classes.

#number WEAPON.country

Country ID.

DCS#Desc WEAPON.desc

Descriptor table.

#number WEAPON.distIP

Distance in meters for the intercept point estimation.

#number WEAPON.dtTrack

Time step in seconds for tracking scheduler.

#table WEAPON.impactArg

Optional arguments for the impact callback function.

Core.Point#COORDINATE WEAPON.impactCoord

Impact coordinate.

#boolean WEAPON.impactDestroy

If true, destroy weapon before impact. Requires tracking to be started and sufficiently small time step.

#number WEAPON.impactDestroyDist

Distance in meters to the estimated impact point. If smaller, then weapon is destroyed.

#function WEAPON.impactFunc

Callback function for weapon impact.

WEAPON.impactHeading

Safe impact heading, using last_velocity because self:GetVelocityVec3() is no longer possible

#boolean WEAPON.impactMark

If true, the impact point is marked on the F10 map. Requires tracking to be started.

#boolean WEAPON.impactSmoke

If true, the impact point is marked by smoke. Requires tracking to be started.

#number WEAPON.impactSmokeColor

Colour of impact point smoke.

DCS#Vec3 WEAPON.impactVec3

Impact 3D vector.

WEAPON.last_velocity

Safe the last velocity of the weapon. This is needed to get the impact heading

DCS#Unit WEAPON.launcher

Launcher DCS unit.

#string WEAPON.launcherName

Name of launcher unit.

Wrapper.Unit#UNIT WEAPON.launcherUnit

Launcher Unit.

#string WEAPON.lid

Class id string for output to DCS log file.

#string WEAPON.name

Name of the weapon object.

DCS#Position3 WEAPON.pos3

Last known 3D position and direction vector of the tracked weapon.

WEAPON.releaseAltitudeAGL

WEAPON.releaseAltitudeASL

WEAPON.releaseCoordinate

WEAPON.releaseHeading

WEAPON.releasePitch

Wrapper.Unit#UNIT WEAPON.target

Last known target.

#table WEAPON.trackArg

Optional arguments for the track callback function.

#function WEAPON.trackFunc

Callback function when weapon is tracked and alive.

#number WEAPON.trackScheduleID

Tracking scheduler ID. Can be used to remove/destroy the scheduler function.

#boolean WEAPON.tracking

If true, scheduler will keep tracking. Otherwise, function will return nil and stop tracking.

#string WEAPON.typeName

Type name of the weapon.

DCS#Vec3 WEAPON.vec3

Last known 3D position vector of the tracked weapon.

#number WEAPON.verbose

Verbosity level.

#string WEAPON.version

WEAPON class version.

DCS#Weapon WEAPON.weapon

The DCS weapon object.

Function(s)

WEAPON:AddCargo(Cargo)

Add cargo.

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Parameter:

Cargo.Cargo#CARGO Cargo

Return value:

WEAPON:CargoItemCount()

Get cargo item count.

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Return value:

Cargo.Cargo#CARGO:

Cargo

WEAPON:ClearCargo()

Clear all cargo.

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WEAPON:Destroy(GenerateEvent)

Destroys the POSITIONABLE.

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Parameter:

#boolean GenerateEvent

(Optional) If true, generates a crash or dead event for the unit. If false, no event generated. If nil, a remove event is generated.

Return value:

#nil:

The DCS Unit is not existing or alive.

Usages:


Air unit example: destroy the Helicopter and generate a S_EVENT_CRASH for each unit in the Helicopter group.
Helicopter = UNIT:FindByName( "Helicopter" )
Helicopter:Destroy( true )

-- Ground unit example: destroy the Tanks and generate a S_EVENT_DEAD for each unit in the Tanks group.
Tanks = UNIT:FindByName( "Tanks" )
Tanks:Destroy( true )

-- Ship unit example: destroy the Ship silently.
Ship = STATIC:FindByName( "Ship" )
Ship:Destroy()

-- Destroy without event generation example.
Ship = STATIC:FindByName( "Boat" )
Ship:Destroy( false ) -- Don't generate an event upon destruction.

WEAPON:Explode(power, delay)

Triggers an explosion at the coordinates of the positionable.

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Parameters:

#number power

Power of the explosion in kg TNT. Default 100 kg TNT.

#number delay

(Optional) Delay of explosion in seconds.

Return value:

self

WEAPON:Flare(FlareColor)

Signal a flare at the position of the POSITIONABLE.

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Parameter:

Utilities.Utils#FLARECOLOR FlareColor

WEAPON:FlareGreen()

Signal a green flare at the position of the POSITIONABLE.

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WEAPON:FlareRed()

Signal a red flare at the position of the POSITIONABLE.

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WEAPON:FlareWhite()

Signal a white flare at the position of the POSITIONABLE.

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WEAPON:FlareYellow()

Signal a yellow flare at the position of the POSITIONABLE.

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WEAPON:GetAirspeedIndicated(oatcorr)

Returns the indicated airspeed (IAS).

The IAS is calculated from the TAS under the approximation that TAS increases by ~2% with every 1000 feet altitude ASL.

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Parameter:

#number oatcorr

(Optional) Outside air temperature (OAT) correction factor. Default 0.017 (=1.7%).

Return value:

#number:

IAS in m/s. Returns 0 if the POSITIONABLE does not exist.

WEAPON:GetAirspeedTrue()

Returns the true airspeed (TAS).

This is calculated from the current velocity minus wind in 3D.

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Return value:

#number:

TAS in m/s. Returns 0 if the POSITIONABLE does not exist.

WEAPON:GetAltitude()

Returns the altitude above sea level of the POSITIONABLE.

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Return values:

The altitude of the POSITIONABLE.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetAoA()

Returns the Angle of Attack of a POSITIONABLE.

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Return values:

#number:

Angle of attack in degrees.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetBeacon()

Create a Core.Beacon#BEACON, to allow this POSITIONABLE to broadcast beacon signals.

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Return value:

Core.Beacon#BEACON:

Beacon

WEAPON:GetBoundingBox()

Get the bounding box of the underlying POSITIONABLE DCS Object.

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Return values:

DCS#Box3:

The bounding box of the POSITIONABLE.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetBoundingRadius(MinDist)

Get the bounding radius of the underlying POSITIONABLE DCS Object.

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Parameter:

#number MinDist

(Optional) If bounding box is smaller than this value, MinDist is returned.

Return values:

The bounding radius of the POSITIONABLE

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetCargo()

Get all contained cargo.

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Return value:

WEAPON:GetCargoBayFreeWeight()

Get Cargo Bay Free Weight in kg.

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Return value:

#number:

CargoBayFreeWeight

WEAPON:GetCargoBayWeightLimit()

Get Cargo Bay Weight Limit in kg.

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Return value:

#number:

Max cargo weight in kg.

WEAPON:GetClimbAngle()

Returns the climb or descent angle of the POSITIONABLE.

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Return values:

#number:

Climb or descent angle in degrees. Or 0 if velocity vector norm is zero.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetCoord()

Returns a reference to a COORDINATE object indicating the point in 3D of the POSITIONABLE within the mission.

This function works similar to POSITIONABLE.GetCoordinate(), however, this function caches, updates and re-uses the same COORDINATE object stored within the POSITIONABLE. This has higher performance, but comes with all considerations associated with the possible referencing to the same COORDINATE object. This should only be used when performance is critical and there is sufficient awareness of the possible pitfalls. However, in most instances, GetCoordinate() is preferred as it will return a fresh new COORDINATE and thus avoid potentially unexpected issues.

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Return value:

A reference to the COORDINATE object of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:GetCoordinate()

Returns a new COORDINATE object indicating the point in 3D of the POSITIONABLE within the mission.

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Return value:

A new COORDINATE object of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:GetDCSObject()

Returns the DCS object.

Polymorphic for other classes like UNIT, STATIC, GROUP, AIRBASE.

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Return value:

DCS#Object:

The DCS object.

WEAPON:GetGroundSpeed()

Returns the horizonal speed relative to eath's surface.

The vertical component of the velocity vector is projected out (set to zero).

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Return value:

#number:

Ground speed in m/s. Returns 0 if the POSITIONABLE does not exist.

WEAPON:GetHeading()

Returns the POSITIONABLE heading in degrees.

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Return values:

#number:

The POSITIONABLE heading in degrees.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetHeight()

Returns the POSITIONABLE height above sea level in meters.

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Return value:

Height of the positionable in meters (or nil, if the object does not exist).

WEAPON:GetLaserCode()

Get the last assigned laser code

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Return value:

#number:

The laser code

WEAPON:GetMessage(Message, Duration, Name)

Returns a message with the callsign embedded (if there is one).

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

DCS#Duration Duration

The duration of the message.

#string Name

(Optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, Name is set to the type of the POSITIONABLE.

Return value:

Core.Message#MESSAGE:

WEAPON:GetMessageText(Message, Name)

Returns the message text with the callsign embedded (if there is one).

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text.

#string Name

(Optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, Name is set to the type of the POSITIONABLE.

Return values:

#string:

The message text.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetMessageType(Message, MessageType, Name)

Returns a message of a specified type with the callsign embedded (if there is one).

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

Core.Message#MESSAGE MessageType

MessageType The message type.

#string Name

(Optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, Name is set to the type of the POSITIONABLE.

Return value:

Core.Message#MESSAGE:

WEAPON:GetObjectSize()

Get the object size.

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Return values:

Max size of object in x, z or 0 if bounding box could not be obtained.

Length x or 0 if bounding box could not be obtained.

Height y or 0 if bounding box could not be obtained.

Width z or 0 if bounding box could not be obtained.

WEAPON:GetOffsetCoordinate(x, y, z)

Returns a COORDINATE object, which is offset with respect to the orientation of the POSITIONABLE.

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Parameters:

#number x

Offset in the direction "the nose" of the unit is pointing in meters. Default 0 m.

#number y

Offset "above" the unit in meters. Default 0 m.

#number z

Offset in the direction "the wing" of the unit is pointing in meters. z>0 starboard, z<0 port. Default 0 m.

Return value:

The COORDINATE of the offset with respect to the orientation of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:GetOrientation()

Returns a {@DCS#Vec3} table of the objects current orientation in 3D space.

X, Y, Z values are unit vectors defining the objects orientation. X is the orientation parallel to the movement of the object, Z perpendicular and Y vertical orientation.

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Return values:

X orientation, i.e. parallel to the direction of movement.

Y orientation, i.e. vertical.

Z orientation, i.e. perpendicular to the direction of movement.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetOrientationX()

Returns a {@DCS#Vec3} table of the objects current X orientation in 3D space, i.e.

along the direction of movement.

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Return values:

X orientation, i.e. parallel to the direction of movement.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetOrientationY()

Returns a {@DCS#Vec3} table of the objects current Y orientation in 3D space, i.e.

vertical orientation.

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Return values:

Y orientation, i.e. vertical.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetOrientationZ()

Returns a {@DCS#Vec3} table of the objects current Z orientation in 3D space, i.e.

perpendicular to direction of movement.

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Return values:

Z orientation, i.e. perpendicular to movement.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetPitch()

Returns the pitch angle of a POSITIONABLE.

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Return values:

#number:

Pitch angle in degrees.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetPointVec2()

Returns a POINT_VEC2 object indicating the point in 2D of the POSITIONABLE within the mission.

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Return values:

Core.Point#POINT_VEC2:

The 2D point vector of the POSITIONABLE.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetPointVec3()

Returns a POINT_VEC3 object indicating the point in 3D of the POSITIONABLE within the mission.

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Return values:

Core.Point#POINT_VEC3:

The 3D point vector of the POSITIONABLE.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetPosition()

Returns a pos3 table of the objects current position and orientation in 3D space.

X, Y, Z values are unit vectors defining the objects orientation. Coordinates are dependent on the position of the maps origin.

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Return value:

DCS#Position3:

Table consisting of the point and orientation tables.

WEAPON:GetPositionVec3()

Returns the DCS#Position3 position vectors indicating the point and direction vectors in 3D of the POSITIONABLE within the mission.

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Return values:

DCS#Position:

The 3D position vectors of the POSITIONABLE.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetRadio()

Create a Sound.Radio#RADIO, to allow radio transmission for this POSITIONABLE.

Set parameters with the methods provided, then use RADIO:Broadcast() to actually broadcast the message

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Return value:

Sound.Radio#RADIO:

Radio

WEAPON:GetRandomVec3(Radius)

Returns a random DCS#Vec3 vector within a range, indicating the point in 3D of the POSITIONABLE within the mission.

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Parameter:

#number Radius

Return values:

The 3D point vector of the POSITIONABLE.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

Usage:

-- If Radius is ignored, returns the DCS#Vec3 of first UNIT of the GROUP

WEAPON:GetRelativeCoordinate(x, y, z)

Returns a COORDINATE object, which is transformed to be relative to the POSITIONABLE.

Inverse of POSITIONABLE.GetOffsetCoordinate.

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Parameters:

#number x

Offset along the world x-axis in meters. Default 0 m.

#number y

Offset along the world y-axis in meters. Default 0 m.

#number z

Offset along the world z-axis in meters. Default 0 m.

Return value:

The relative COORDINATE with respect to the orientation of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:GetRelativeVelocity(Positionable)

Get relative velocity with respect to another POSITIONABLE.

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Parameter:

#POSITIONABLE Positionable

Other POSITIONABLE.

Return value:

#number:

Relative velocity in m/s.

WEAPON:GetRoll()

Returns the roll angle of a unit.

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Return values:

#number:

Pitch angle in degrees.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetSize()

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WEAPON:GetSpot()

Get the Spot

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Return value:

Core.Spot#SPOT:

The Spot

WEAPON:GetTroopCapacity()

Get the number of infantry soldiers that can be embarked into an aircraft (airplane or helicopter).

Returns nil for ground or ship units.

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Return value:

#number:

Descent number of soldiers that fit into the unit. Returns #nil for ground and ship units.

WEAPON:GetVec2()

Returns the DCS#Vec2 vector indicating the point in 2D of the POSITIONABLE within the mission.

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Return values:

DCS#Vec2:

The 2D point vector of the POSITIONABLE.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetVec3()

Returns the DCS#Vec3 vector indicating the 3D vector of the POSITIONABLE within the mission.

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Return values:

The 3D point vector of the POSITIONABLE.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetVelocity()

Returns the Core.Velocity object from the POSITIONABLE.

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Return values:

Core.Velocity#VELOCITY:

Velocity The Velocity object.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetVelocityKMH()

Returns the POSITIONABLE velocity in km/h.

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Return value:

#number:

The velocity in km/h.

WEAPON:GetVelocityKNOTS()

Returns the POSITIONABLE velocity in knots.

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Return value:

#number:

The velocity in knots.

WEAPON:GetVelocityMPS()

Returns the POSITIONABLE velocity in meters per second.

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Return value:

#number:

The velocity in meters per second.

WEAPON:GetVelocityVec3()

Returns the POSITIONABLE velocity Vec3 vector.

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Return values:

The velocity Vec3 vector

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetYaw()

Returns the yaw angle of a POSITIONABLE.

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Return values:

#number:

Yaw angle in degrees.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:HasCargo(Cargo)

Returns if carrier has given cargo.

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Parameter:

Cargo

Return value:

Cargo.Cargo#CARGO:

Cargo

WEAPON:InAir()

Returns true if the POSITIONABLE is in the air.

Polymorphic, is overridden in GROUP and UNIT.

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Return values:

#boolean:

true if in the air.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:IsAboveRunway()

Returns if the Positionable is located above a runway.

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Return values:

#boolean:

true if Positionable is above a runway.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:IsAir()

Returns if the unit is of an air category.

If the unit is a helicopter or a plane, then this method will return true, otherwise false.

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Return values:

#boolean:

Air category evaluation result.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:IsCargoEmpty()

Is cargo bay empty.

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WEAPON:IsGround()

Returns if the unit is of an ground category.

If the unit is a ground vehicle or infantry, this method will return true, otherwise false.

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Return values:

#boolean:

Ground category evaluation result.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:IsInZone(Zone)

Returns true if the unit is within a Core.Zone.

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Parameter:

Core.Zone#ZONE_BASE Zone

The zone to test.

Return value:

#boolean:

Returns true if the unit is within the Core.Zone#ZONE_BASE

WEAPON:IsLasing()

Check if the POSITIONABLE is lasing a target.

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Return value:

#boolean:

true if it is lasing a target

WEAPON:IsNotInZone(Zone)

Returns true if the unit is not within a Core.Zone.

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Parameter:

Core.Zone#ZONE_BASE Zone

The zone to test.

Return value:

#boolean:

Returns true if the unit is not within the Core.Zone#ZONE_BASE

WEAPON:IsShip()

Returns if the unit is of ship category.

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Return values:

#boolean:

Ship category evaluation result.

#nil:

The POSITIONABLE is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:IsSubmarine()

Returns if the unit is a submarine.

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Return value:

#boolean:

Submarines attributes result.

WEAPON:LaseCoordinate(Coordinate, LaserCode, Duration)

Start Lasing a COORDINATE.

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Parameters:

Core.Point#COORDINATE Coordinate

The coordinate where the lase is pointing at.

#number LaserCode

Laser code or random number in [1000, 9999].

#number Duration

Duration of lasing in seconds.

Return value:

Core.Spot#SPOT:

WEAPON:LaseOff()

Stop Lasing a POSITIONABLE.

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Return value:

WEAPON:LaseUnit(Target, LaserCode, Duration)

Start Lasing a POSITIONABLE.

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Parameters:

#POSITIONABLE Target

The target to lase.

#number LaserCode

Laser code or random number in [1000, 9999].

#number Duration

Duration of lasing in seconds.

Return value:

Core.Spot#SPOT:

WEAPON:Message(Message, Duration, Name)

Send a message to the players in the Wrapper.Group.

The message will appear in the message area. The message will begin with the callsign of the group and the type of the first unit sending the message.

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

DCS#Duration Duration

The duration of the message.

#string Name

(Optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, Name is set to the type of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:MessageToAll(Message, Duration, Name)

Send a message to all coalitions.

The message will appear in the message area. The message will begin with the callsign of the group and the type of the first unit sending the message.

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

DCS#Duration Duration

The duration of the message.

#string Name

(Optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, Name is set to the type of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:MessageToBlue(Message, Duration, Name)

Send a message to the blue coalition.

The message will appear in the message area. The message will begin with the callsign of the group and the type of the first unit sending the message.

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

DCS#Duration Duration

The duration of the message.

#string Name

(Optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, Name is set to the type of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:MessageToClient(Message, Duration, Client, Name)

Send a message to a client.

The message will appear in the message area. The message will begin with the callsign of the group and the type of the first unit sending the message.

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

DCS#Duration Duration

The duration of the message.

Wrapper.Client#CLIENT Client

The client object receiving the message.

#string Name

(Optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, Name is set to the type of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:MessageToCoalition(Message, Duration, MessageCoalition, Name)

Send a message to a coalition.

The message will appear in the message area. The message will begin with the callsign of the group and the type of the first unit sending the message.

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

DCS#Duration Duration

The duration of the message.

DCS#coalition MessageCoalition

The Coalition receiving the message.

#string Name

(Optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, Name is set to the type of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:MessageToGroup(Message, Duration, MessageGroup, Name)

Send a message to a Wrapper.Group.

The message will appear in the message area. The message will begin with the callsign of the group and the type of the first unit sending the message.

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

DCS#Duration Duration

The duration of the message.

Wrapper.Group#GROUP MessageGroup

The GROUP object receiving the message.

#string Name

(Optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, Name is set to the type of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:MessageToRed(Message, Duration, Name)

Send a message to the red coalition.

The message will appear in the message area. The message will begin with the callsign of the group and the type of the first unit sending the message.

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

DCS#Duration Duration

The duration of the message.

#string Name

(Optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, Name is set to the type of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:MessageToSetGroup(Message, Duration, MessageSetGroup, Name)

Send a message to a Core.Set#SET_GROUP.

The message will appear in the message area. The message will begin with the callsign of the group and the type of the first unit sending the message.

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

DCS#Duration Duration

The duration of the message.

Core.Set#SET_GROUP MessageSetGroup

The SET_GROUP collection receiving the message.

#string Name

(Optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, Name is set to the type of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:MessageToSetUnit(Message, Duration, MessageSetUnit, Name)

Send a message to a Core.Set#SET_UNIT.

The message will appear in the message area. The message will begin with the callsign of the group and the type of the first unit sending the message.

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

DCS#Duration Duration

The duration of the message.

Core.Set#SET_UNIT MessageSetUnit

The SET_UNIT collection receiving the message.

#string Name

(optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, the Name is the type of the Positionable.

WEAPON:MessageToUnit(Message, Duration, MessageUnit, Name)

Send a message to a Wrapper.Unit.

The message will appear in the message area. The message will begin with the callsign of the group and the type of the first unit sending the message.

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

DCS#Duration Duration

The duration of the message.

Wrapper.Unit#UNIT MessageUnit

The UNIT object receiving the message.

#string Name

(optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, the Name is the type of the Positionable.

WEAPON:MessageTypeToCoalition(Message, MessageType, MessageCoalition, Name)

Send a message to a coalition.

The message will appear in the message area. The message will begin with the callsign of the group and the type of the first unit sending the message.

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

Core.Message#MESSAGE.Type MessageType

The message type that determines the duration.

DCS#coalition MessageCoalition

The Coalition receiving the message.

#string Name

(Optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, Name is set to the type of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:MessageTypeToGroup(Message, MessageType, MessageGroup, Name)

Send a message of a message type to a Wrapper.Group.

The message will appear in the message area. The message will begin with the callsign of the group and the type of the first unit sending the message.

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Parameters:

#string Message

The message text

Core.Message#MESSAGE.Type MessageType

The message type that determines the duration.

Wrapper.Group#GROUP MessageGroup

The GROUP object receiving the message.

#string Name

(Optional) The Name of the sender. If not provided, the Name is the type of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:New(PositionableName)

Create a new POSITIONABLE from a DCSPositionable

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Parameter:

#string PositionableName

The POSITIONABLE name

Return value:

self

WEAPON:RemoveCargo(Cargo)

Remove cargo.

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Parameter:

Cargo.Cargo#CARGO Cargo

Return value:

WEAPON:SetCargoBayWeightLimit(WeightLimit)

Set Cargo Bay Weight Limit in kg.

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Parameter:

#number WeightLimit

(Optional) Weight limit in kg. If not given, the value is taken from the descriptors or hard coded.

WEAPON:Smoke(SmokeColor, Range, AddHeight)

Smoke the POSITIONABLE.

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Parameters:

Utilities.Utils#SMOKECOLOR SmokeColor

The smoke color.

#number Range

The range in meters to randomize the smoking around the POSITIONABLE.

#number AddHeight

The height in meters to add to the altitude of the POSITIONABLE.

WEAPON:SmokeBlue()

Smoke the POSITIONABLE Blue.

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WEAPON:SmokeGreen()

Smoke the POSITIONABLE Green.

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WEAPON:SmokeOrange()

Smoke the POSITIONABLE Orange.

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WEAPON:SmokeRed()

Smoke the POSITIONABLE Red.

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WEAPON:SmokeWhite()

Smoke the POSITIONABLE White.

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Field(s)

#string WEAPON.ClassName

Name of the class.

#number WEAPON.category

Weapon category 0=SHELL, 1=MISSILE, 2=ROCKET, 3=BOMB, 4=TORPEDO (Weapon.Category.X).

#number WEAPON.categoryMissile

Missile category 0=AAM, 1=SAM, 2=BM, 3=ANTI_SHIP, 4=CRUISE, 5=OTHER (Weapon.MissileCategory.X).

#number WEAPON.coalition

Coalition ID.

Core.Point#COORDINATE WEAPON.coordinate

Coordinate object of the weapon. Can be used in other classes.

#number WEAPON.country

Country ID.

DCS#Desc WEAPON.desc

Descriptor table.

#number WEAPON.distIP

Distance in meters for the intercept point estimation.

#number WEAPON.dtTrack

Time step in seconds for tracking scheduler.

#table WEAPON.impactArg

Optional arguments for the impact callback function.

Core.Point#COORDINATE WEAPON.impactCoord

Impact coordinate.

#boolean WEAPON.impactDestroy

If true, destroy weapon before impact. Requires tracking to be started and sufficiently small time step.

#number WEAPON.impactDestroyDist

Distance in meters to the estimated impact point. If smaller, then weapon is destroyed.

#function WEAPON.impactFunc

Callback function for weapon impact.

WEAPON.impactHeading

Safe impact heading, using last_velocity because self:GetVelocityVec3() is no longer possible

#boolean WEAPON.impactMark

If true, the impact point is marked on the F10 map. Requires tracking to be started.

#boolean WEAPON.impactSmoke

If true, the impact point is marked by smoke. Requires tracking to be started.

#number WEAPON.impactSmokeColor

Colour of impact point smoke.

DCS#Vec3 WEAPON.impactVec3

Impact 3D vector.

WEAPON.last_velocity

Safe the last velocity of the weapon. This is needed to get the impact heading

DCS#Unit WEAPON.launcher

Launcher DCS unit.

#string WEAPON.launcherName

Name of launcher unit.

Wrapper.Unit#UNIT WEAPON.launcherUnit

Launcher Unit.

#string WEAPON.lid

Class id string for output to DCS log file.

#string WEAPON.name

Name of the weapon object.

DCS#Position3 WEAPON.pos3

Last known 3D position and direction vector of the tracked weapon.

WEAPON.releaseAltitudeAGL

WEAPON.releaseAltitudeASL

WEAPON.releaseCoordinate

WEAPON.releaseHeading

WEAPON.releasePitch

Wrapper.Unit#UNIT WEAPON.target

Last known target.

#table WEAPON.trackArg

Optional arguments for the track callback function.

#function WEAPON.trackFunc

Callback function when weapon is tracked and alive.

#number WEAPON.trackScheduleID

Tracking scheduler ID. Can be used to remove/destroy the scheduler function.

#boolean WEAPON.tracking

If true, scheduler will keep tracking. Otherwise, function will return nil and stop tracking.

#string WEAPON.typeName

Type name of the weapon.

DCS#Vec3 WEAPON.vec3

Last known 3D position vector of the tracked weapon.

#number WEAPON.verbose

Verbosity level.

#string WEAPON.version

WEAPON class version.

DCS#Weapon WEAPON.weapon

The DCS weapon object.

Function(s)

WEAPON:GetCallsign()

Gets the CallSign of the IDENTIFIABLE, which is a blank by default.

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Return value:

#string:

The CallSign of the IDENTIFIABLE.

WEAPON:GetCategory()

Returns object category of the DCS Identifiable.

One of

Object.Category.UNIT = 1
Object.Category.WEAPON = 2
Object.Category.STATIC = 3
Object.Category.BASE = 4
Object.Category.SCENERY = 5
Object.Category.Cargo = 6

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Return value:

DCS#Object.Category:

The category ID, i.e. a number.

WEAPON:GetCategoryName()

Returns the DCS Identifiable category name as defined within the DCS Identifiable Descriptor.

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Return value:

#string:

The DCS Identifiable Category Name

WEAPON:GetCoalition()

Returns coalition of the Identifiable.

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Return value:

DCS#coalition.side:

The side of the coalition or #nil The DCS Identifiable is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetCoalitionName()

Returns the name of the coalition of the Identifiable.

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Return values:

#string:

The name of the coalition.

#nil:

The DCS Identifiable is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetCountry()

Returns country of the Identifiable.

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Return value:

DCS#country.id:

The country identifier or #nil The DCS Identifiable is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetCountryName()

Returns country name of the Identifiable.

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Return value:

#string:

Name of the country.

WEAPON:GetDesc()

Returns Identifiable descriptor.

Descriptor type depends on Identifiable category.

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Return value:

DCS#Object.Desc:

The Identifiable descriptor or #nil The DCS Identifiable is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:GetName()

Returns DCS Identifiable object name.

The function provides access to non-activated objects too.

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Return value:

#string:

The name of the DCS Identifiable or #nil.

WEAPON:GetThreatLevel()

Gets the threat level.

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Return values:

#number:

Threat level.

#string:

Type.

WEAPON:GetTypeName()

Returns the type name of the DCS Identifiable.

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Return value:

#string:

The type name of the DCS Identifiable.

WEAPON:HasAttribute(AttributeName)

Check if the Object has the attribute.

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Parameter:

#string AttributeName

The attribute name.

Return value:

#boolean:

true if the attribute exists or #nil The DCS Identifiable is not existing or alive.

WEAPON:IsAlive()

Returns if the Identifiable is alive.

If the Identifiable is not alive, nil is returned.
If the Identifiable is alive, true is returned.

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Return value:

#boolean:

true if Identifiable is alive or #nil if the Identifiable is not existing or is not alive.

WEAPON:New(IdentifiableName)

Create a new IDENTIFIABLE from a DCSIdentifiable

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Parameter:

#string IdentifiableName

The DCS Identifiable name

Return value:

#IDENTIFIABLE:

self

Field(s)

#string WEAPON.ClassName

Name of the class.

#number WEAPON.category

Weapon category 0=SHELL, 1=MISSILE, 2=ROCKET, 3=BOMB, 4=TORPEDO (Weapon.Category.X).

#number WEAPON.categoryMissile

Missile category 0=AAM, 1=SAM, 2=BM, 3=ANTI_SHIP, 4=CRUISE, 5=OTHER (Weapon.MissileCategory.X).

#number WEAPON.coalition

Coalition ID.

Core.Point#COORDINATE WEAPON.coordinate

Coordinate object of the weapon. Can be used in other classes.

#number WEAPON.country

Country ID.

DCS#Desc WEAPON.desc

Descriptor table.

#number WEAPON.distIP

Distance in meters for the intercept point estimation.

#number WEAPON.dtTrack

Time step in seconds for tracking scheduler.

#table WEAPON.impactArg

Optional arguments for the impact callback function.

Core.Point#COORDINATE WEAPON.impactCoord

Impact coordinate.

#boolean WEAPON.impactDestroy

If true, destroy weapon before impact. Requires tracking to be started and sufficiently small time step.

#number WEAPON.impactDestroyDist

Distance in meters to the estimated impact point. If smaller, then weapon is destroyed.

#function WEAPON.impactFunc

Callback function for weapon impact.

WEAPON.impactHeading

Safe impact heading, using last_velocity because self:GetVelocityVec3() is no longer possible

#boolean WEAPON.impactMark

If true, the impact point is marked on the F10 map. Requires tracking to be started.

#boolean WEAPON.impactSmoke

If true, the impact point is marked by smoke. Requires tracking to be started.

#number WEAPON.impactSmokeColor

Colour of impact point smoke.

DCS#Vec3 WEAPON.impactVec3

Impact 3D vector.

WEAPON.last_velocity

Safe the last velocity of the weapon. This is needed to get the impact heading

DCS#Unit WEAPON.launcher

Launcher DCS unit.

#string WEAPON.launcherName

Name of launcher unit.

Wrapper.Unit#UNIT WEAPON.launcherUnit

Launcher Unit.

#string WEAPON.lid

Class id string for output to DCS log file.

#string WEAPON.name

Name of the weapon object.

DCS#Position3 WEAPON.pos3

Last known 3D position and direction vector of the tracked weapon.

WEAPON.releaseAltitudeAGL

WEAPON.releaseAltitudeASL

WEAPON.releaseCoordinate

WEAPON.releaseHeading

WEAPON.releasePitch

Wrapper.Unit#UNIT WEAPON.target

Last known target.

#table WEAPON.trackArg

Optional arguments for the track callback function.

#function WEAPON.trackFunc

Callback function when weapon is tracked and alive.

#number WEAPON.trackScheduleID

Tracking scheduler ID. Can be used to remove/destroy the scheduler function.

#boolean WEAPON.tracking

If true, scheduler will keep tracking. Otherwise, function will return nil and stop tracking.

#string WEAPON.typeName

Type name of the weapon.

DCS#Vec3 WEAPON.vec3

Last known 3D position vector of the tracked weapon.

#number WEAPON.verbose

Verbosity level.

#string WEAPON.version

WEAPON class version.

DCS#Weapon WEAPON.weapon

The DCS weapon object.

Function(s)

WEAPON:Destroy()

Destroys the OBJECT.

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Wrapper.Object#OBJECT

Return value:

#boolean:

Returns true if the object is destroyed or #nil if the object is nil.

WEAPON:GetID()

Returns the unit's unique identifier.

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Wrapper.Object#OBJECT

Return value:

DCS#Object.ID:

ObjectID or #nil if the DCS Object is not existing or alive. Note that the ID is passed as a string and not a number.

WEAPON:New(ObjectName)

Create a new OBJECT from a DCSObject

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Wrapper.Object#OBJECT

Parameter:

DCS#Object ObjectName

The Object name

Return value:

#OBJECT:

self

Field(s)

#string WEAPON.ClassName

Name of the class.

#number WEAPON.category

Weapon category 0=SHELL, 1=MISSILE, 2=ROCKET, 3=BOMB, 4=TORPEDO (Weapon.Category.X).

#number WEAPON.categoryMissile

Missile category 0=AAM, 1=SAM, 2=BM, 3=ANTI_SHIP, 4=CRUISE, 5=OTHER (Weapon.MissileCategory.X).

#number WEAPON.coalition

Coalition ID.

Core.Point#COORDINATE WEAPON.coordinate

Coordinate object of the weapon. Can be used in other classes.

#number WEAPON.country

Country ID.

DCS#Desc WEAPON.desc

Descriptor table.

#number WEAPON.distIP

Distance in meters for the intercept point estimation.

#number WEAPON.dtTrack

Time step in seconds for tracking scheduler.

#table WEAPON.impactArg

Optional arguments for the impact callback function.

Core.Point#COORDINATE WEAPON.impactCoord

Impact coordinate.

#boolean WEAPON.impactDestroy

If true, destroy weapon before impact. Requires tracking to be started and sufficiently small time step.

#number WEAPON.impactDestroyDist

Distance in meters to the estimated impact point. If smaller, then weapon is destroyed.

#function WEAPON.impactFunc

Callback function for weapon impact.

WEAPON.impactHeading

Safe impact heading, using last_velocity because self:GetVelocityVec3() is no longer possible

#boolean WEAPON.impactMark

If true, the impact point is marked on the F10 map. Requires tracking to be started.

#boolean WEAPON.impactSmoke

If true, the impact point is marked by smoke. Requires tracking to be started.

#number WEAPON.impactSmokeColor

Colour of impact point smoke.

DCS#Vec3 WEAPON.impactVec3

Impact 3D vector.

WEAPON.last_velocity

Safe the last velocity of the weapon. This is needed to get the impact heading

DCS#Unit WEAPON.launcher

Launcher DCS unit.

#string WEAPON.launcherName

Name of launcher unit.

Wrapper.Unit#UNIT WEAPON.launcherUnit

Launcher Unit.

#string WEAPON.lid

Class id string for output to DCS log file.

#string WEAPON.name

Name of the weapon object.

DCS#Position3 WEAPON.pos3

Last known 3D position and direction vector of the tracked weapon.

WEAPON.releaseAltitudeAGL

WEAPON.releaseAltitudeASL

WEAPON.releaseCoordinate

WEAPON.releaseHeading

WEAPON.releasePitch

Wrapper.Unit#UNIT WEAPON.target

Last known target.

#table WEAPON.trackArg

Optional arguments for the track callback function.

#function WEAPON.trackFunc

Callback function when weapon is tracked and alive.

#number WEAPON.trackScheduleID

Tracking scheduler ID. Can be used to remove/destroy the scheduler function.

#boolean WEAPON.tracking

If true, scheduler will keep tracking. Otherwise, function will return nil and stop tracking.

#string WEAPON.typeName

Type name of the weapon.

DCS#Vec3 WEAPON.vec3

Last known 3D position vector of the tracked weapon.

#number WEAPON.verbose

Verbosity level.

#string WEAPON.version

WEAPON class version.

DCS#Weapon WEAPON.weapon

The DCS weapon object.

Function(s)

WEAPON:ClearState(Object, StateName)

Clear the state of an object.

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Parameters:

Object

The object that holds the Value set by the Key.

StateName

The key that is should be cleared.

WEAPON:CreateEventBirth(EventTime, Initiator, IniUnitName, place, subplace)

Creation of a Birth Event.

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Parameters:

DCS#Time EventTime

The time stamp of the event.

DCS#Object Initiator

The initiating object of the event.

#string IniUnitName

The initiating unit name.

place

subplace

WEAPON:CreateEventCrash(EventTime, Initiator, IniObjectCategory)

Creation of a Crash Event.

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Parameters:

DCS#Time EventTime

The time stamp of the event.

DCS#Object Initiator

The initiating object of the event.

IniObjectCategory

WEAPON:CreateEventDead(EventTime, Initiator, IniObjectCategory)

Creation of a Dead Event.

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Parameters:

DCS#Time EventTime

The time stamp of the event.

DCS#Object Initiator

The initiating object of the event.

IniObjectCategory

WEAPON:CreateEventPlayerEnterAircraft(PlayerUnit)

Creation of a S_EVENT_PLAYER_ENTER_AIRCRAFT event.

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Parameter:

Wrapper.Unit#UNIT PlayerUnit

The aircraft unit the player entered.

WEAPON:CreateEventRemoveUnit(EventTime, Initiator)

Creation of a Remove Unit Event.

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Parameters:

DCS#Time EventTime

The time stamp of the event.

DCS#Object Initiator

The initiating object of the event.

WEAPON:CreateEventTakeoff(EventTime, Initiator)

Creation of a Takeoff Event.

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Parameters:

DCS#Time EventTime

The time stamp of the event.

DCS#Object Initiator

The initiating object of the event.

WEAPON:CreateEventUnitLost(EventTime, Initiator)

Creation of a Crash Event.

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Parameters:

DCS#Time EventTime

The time stamp of the event.

DCS#Object Initiator

The initiating object of the event.

WEAPON:E(Arguments)

Log an exception which will be traced always.

Can be anywhere within the function logic.

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Parameter:

Arguments

A #table or any field.

WEAPON:EventDispatcher()

Returns the event dispatcher

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Return value:

Core.Event#EVENT:

WEAPON:EventRemoveAll()

Remove all subscribed events

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Return value:

WEAPON:F(Arguments)

Trace a function call.

Must be at the beginning of the function logic.

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Parameter:

Arguments

A #table or any field.

WEAPON:F2(Arguments)

Trace a function call level 2.

Must be at the beginning of the function logic.

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Parameter:

Arguments

A #table or any field.

WEAPON:F3(Arguments)

Trace a function call level 3.

Must be at the beginning of the function logic.

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Parameter:

Arguments

A #table or any field.

WEAPON:GetClassID()

Get the ClassID of the class instance.

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Return value:

#string:

The ClassID of the class instance.

WEAPON:GetClassName()

Get the ClassName of the class instance.

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Return value:

#string:

The ClassName of the class instance.

WEAPON:GetClassNameAndID()

Get the ClassName + ClassID of the class instance.

The ClassName + ClassID is formatted as '%s#%09d'.

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Return value:

#string:

The ClassName + ClassID of the class instance.

WEAPON:GetEventPriority()

Get the Class Core.Event processing Priority.

The Event processing Priority is a number from 1 to 10, reflecting the order of the classes subscribed to the Event to be processed.

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Return value:

#number:

The Core.Event processing Priority.

WEAPON:GetParent(Child, FromClass)

This is the worker method to retrieve the Parent class.

Note that the Parent class must be passed to call the parent class method.

self:GetParent(self):ParentMethod()

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Parameters:

#BASE Child

This is the Child class from which the Parent class needs to be retrieved.

#BASE FromClass

(Optional) The class from which to get the parent.

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WEAPON:GetState(Object, Key)

Get a Value given a Key from the Object.

Note that if the Object is destroyed, set to nil, or garbage collected, then the Values and Keys will also be gone.

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Parameters:

Object

The object that holds the Value set by the Key.

Key

The key that is used to retrieve the value. Note that the key can be a #string, but it can also be any other type!

Return value:

The Value retrieved or nil if the Key was not found and thus the Value could not be retrieved.

WEAPON:HandleEvent(EventID, EventFunction)

Subscribe to a DCS Event.

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Parameters:

Core.Event#EVENTS EventID

Event ID.

#function EventFunction

(optional) The function to be called when the event occurs for the unit.

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WEAPON:I(Arguments)

Log an information which will be traced always.

Can be anywhere within the function logic.

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Parameter:

Arguments

A #table or any field.

WEAPON:Inherit(Child, Parent)

This is the worker method to inherit from a parent class.

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Parameters:

Child

is the Child class that inherits.

#BASE Parent

is the Parent class that the Child inherits from.

Return value:

Child

WEAPON:IsInstanceOf(ClassName)

This is the worker method to check if an object is an (sub)instance of a class.

Examples:

ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( ZONE ) will return true
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( 'ZONE' ) will return true
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( 'zone' ) will return true
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( 'BASE' ) will return true
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( 'GROUP' ) will return false

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Parameter:

ClassName

is the name of the class or the class itself to run the check against

Return value:

#boolean:

WEAPON:IsTrace()

Enquires if tracing is on (for the class).

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Return value:

#boolean:

WEAPON:New()

BASE constructor.

This is an example how to use the BASE:New() constructor in a new class definition when inheriting from BASE.

function EVENT:New()
  local self = BASE:Inherit( self, BASE:New() ) -- #EVENT
  return self
end

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WEAPON:OnEvent(EventData)

Occurs when an Event for an object is triggered.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that triggered the event.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventBDA(EventData)

BDA.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventBaseCaptured(EventData)

Occurs when a ground unit captures either an airbase or a farp.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that captured the base place: The airbase that was captured, can be a FARP or Airbase. When calling place:getCoalition() the faction will already be the new owning faction.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventBirth(EventData)

Occurs when any object is spawned into the mission.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that was spawned

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventCrash(EventData)

Occurs when any aircraft crashes into the ground and is completely destroyed.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that has crashed

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventDead(EventData)

Occurs when an object is dead.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that is dead.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventDetailedFailure(EventData)

Unknown precisely what creates this event, likely tied into newer damage model.

Will update this page when new information become available.

initiator: The unit that had the failure.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventDiscardChairAfterEjection(EventData)

Discard chair after ejection.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventEjection(EventData)

Occurs when a pilot ejects from an aircraft Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

initiator : The unit that has ejected

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventEngineShutdown(EventData)

Occurs when any aircraft shuts down its engines.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that is stopping its engines.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventEngineStartup(EventData)

Occurs when any aircraft starts its engines.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that is starting its engines.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventHit(EventData)

Occurs whenever an object is hit by a weapon.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit object the fired the weapon weapon: Weapon object that hit the target target: The Object that was hit.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventHumanFailure(EventData)

Occurs when any system fails on a human controlled aircraft.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that had the failure

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventKill(EventData)

Occurs on the death of a unit.

Contains more and different information. Similar to unit_lost it will occur for aircraft before the aircraft crash event occurs. Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

initiator: The unit that killed the target
target: Target Object
weapon: Weapon Object

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventLand(EventData)

Occurs when an aircraft lands at an airbase, farp or ship Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

initiator : The unit that has landed place: Object that the unit landed on. Can be an Airbase Object, FARP, or Ships

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventLandingAfterEjection(EventData)

Occurs shortly after the landing animation of an ejected pilot touching the ground and standing up.

Event does not occur if the pilot lands in the water and sub combs to Davey Jones Locker. Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

initiator: Static object representing the ejected pilot. Place : Aircraft that the pilot ejected from.
place: may not return as a valid object if the aircraft has crashed into the ground and no longer exists.
subplace: is always 0 for unknown reasons.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventLandingQualityMark(EventData)

Landing quality mark.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventMarkAdded(EventData)

Occurs when a new mark was added.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. MarkID: ID of the mark.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventMarkChange(EventData)

Occurs when a mark text was changed.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. MarkID: ID of the mark.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventMarkRemoved(EventData)

Occurs when a mark was removed.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. MarkID: ID of the mark.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventMissionEnd(EventData)

Occurs when a mission ends Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventMissionStart(EventData)

Occurs when a mission starts Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventParatrooperLanding(EventData)

Weapon add.

Fires when entering a mission per pylon with the name of the weapon (double pylons not counted, infinite wep reload not counted. Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventPilotDead(EventData)

Occurs when the pilot of an aircraft is killed.

Can occur either if the player is alive and crashes or if a weapon kills the pilot without completely destroying the plane. Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that the pilot has died in.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventPlayerEnterAircraft(EventData)

Occurs when a player enters a slot and takes control of an aircraft.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. NOTE: This is a workaround of a long standing DCS bug with the PLAYER_ENTER_UNIT event. initiator : The unit that is being taken control of.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventPlayerEnterUnit(EventData)

Occurs when any player assumes direct control of a unit.

Note - not Mulitplayer safe. Use PlayerEnterAircraft. Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that is being taken control of.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventPlayerLeaveUnit(EventData)

Occurs when any player relieves control of a unit to the AI.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that the player left.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventRefueling(EventData)

Occurs when an aircraft connects with a tanker and begins taking on fuel.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that is receiving fuel.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventRefuelingStop(EventData)

Occurs when an aircraft is finished taking fuel.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that was receiving fuel.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventScore(EventData)

Occurs when any modification to the "Score" as seen on the debrief menu would occur.

There is no information on what values the score was changed to. Event is likely similar to player_comment in this regard. Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventShootingEnd(EventData)

Occurs when any unit stops firing its weapon.

Event will always correspond with a shooting start event. Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that was doing the shooting.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventShootingStart(EventData)

Occurs when any unit begins firing a weapon that has a high rate of fire.

Most common with aircraft cannons (GAU-8), autocannons, and machine guns. Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that is doing the shooting. target: The unit that is being targeted.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventShot(EventData)

Occurs whenever any unit in a mission fires a weapon.

But not any machine gun or autocannon based weapon, those are handled by EVENT.ShootingStart. Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventTakeoff(EventData)

Occurs when an aircraft takes off from an airbase, farp, or ship.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes. initiator : The unit that tookoff place: Object from where the AI took-off from. Can be an Airbase Object, FARP, or Ships

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventTriggerZone(EventData)

Trigger zone.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:OnEventUnitLost(EventData)

Occurs when the game thinks an object is destroyed.

Have a look at the class Core.Event#EVENT as these are just the prototypes.

initiator: The unit that is was destroyed.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTDATA EventData

The EventData structure.

WEAPON:ScheduleOnce(Start, SchedulerFunction, ...)

Schedule a new time event.

Note that the schedule will only take place if the scheduler is started. Even for a single schedule event, the scheduler needs to be started also.

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Parameters:

#number Start

Specifies the amount of seconds that will be waited before the scheduling is started, and the event function is called.

#function SchedulerFunction

The event function to be called when a timer event occurs. The event function needs to accept the parameters specified in SchedulerArguments.

#table ...

Optional arguments that can be given as part of scheduler. The arguments need to be given as a table { param1, param 2, ... }.

Return value:

#string:

The Schedule ID of the planned schedule.

WEAPON:ScheduleRepeat(Start, Repeat, RandomizeFactor, Stop, SchedulerFunction, ...)

Schedule a new time event.

Note that the schedule will only take place if the scheduler is started. Even for a single schedule event, the scheduler needs to be started also.

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Parameters:

#number Start

Specifies the amount of seconds that will be waited before the scheduling is started, and the event function is called.

#number Repeat

Specifies the interval in seconds when the scheduler will call the event function.

#number RandomizeFactor

Specifies a randomization factor between 0 and 1 to randomize the Repeat.

#number Stop

Specifies the amount of seconds when the scheduler will be stopped.

#function SchedulerFunction

The event function to be called when a timer event occurs. The event function needs to accept the parameters specified in SchedulerArguments.

#table ...

Optional arguments that can be given as part of scheduler. The arguments need to be given as a table { param1, param 2, ... }.

Return value:

#string:

The Schedule ID of the planned schedule.

WEAPON:ScheduleStop(SchedulerID)

Stops the Schedule.

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Parameter:

#string SchedulerID

(Optional) Scheduler ID to be stopped. If nil, all pending schedules are stopped.

WEAPON:SetEventPriority(EventPriority)

Set the Class Core.Event processing Priority.

The Event processing Priority is a number from 1 to 10, reflecting the order of the classes subscribed to the Event to be processed.

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Parameter:

#number EventPriority

The Core.Event processing Priority.

Return value:

self

WEAPON:SetState(Object, Key, Value)

Set a state or property of the Object given a Key and a Value.

Note that if the Object is destroyed, set to nil, or garbage collected, then the Values and Keys will also be gone.

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Parameters:

Object

The object that will hold the Value set by the Key.

Key

The key that is used as a reference of the value. Note that the key can be a #string, but it can also be any other type!

Value

The value to is stored in the object.

Return value:

The Value set.

WEAPON:T(Arguments)

Trace a function logic level 1.

Can be anywhere within the function logic.

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Parameter:

Arguments

A #table or any field.

WEAPON:T2(Arguments)

Trace a function logic level 2.

Can be anywhere within the function logic.

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Parameter:

Arguments

A #table or any field.

WEAPON:T3(Arguments)

Trace a function logic level 3.

Can be anywhere within the function logic.

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Parameter:

Arguments

A #table or any field.

WEAPON:TraceAll(TraceAll)

Trace all methods in MOOSE

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Parameter:

#boolean TraceAll

true = trace all methods in MOOSE.

WEAPON:TraceClass(Class)

Set tracing for a class

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Parameter:

#string Class

Class name.

WEAPON:TraceClassMethod(Class, Method)

Set tracing for a specific method of class

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Parameters:

#string Class

Class name.

#string Method

Method.

WEAPON:TraceLevel(Level)

Set trace level

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Parameter:

#number Level

WEAPON:TraceOff()

Set trace off.

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Usage:

-- Switch the tracing Off
BASE:TraceOff()

WEAPON:TraceOn()

Set trace on.

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Usage:

-- Switch the tracing On
BASE:TraceOn()

WEAPON:TraceOnOff(TraceOnOff)

Set trace on or off Note that when trace is off, no BASE.Debug statement is performed, increasing performance! When Moose is loaded statically, (as one file), tracing is switched off by default.

So tracing must be switched on manually in your mission if you are using Moose statically. When moose is loading dynamically (for moose class development), tracing is switched on by default.

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Parameter:

#boolean TraceOnOff

Switch the tracing on or off.

Usage:


  -- Switch the tracing On
  BASE:TraceOnOff( true )

  -- Switch the tracing Off
  BASE:TraceOnOff( false )

WEAPON:UnHandleEvent(EventID)

UnSubscribe to a DCS event.

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Parameter:

Core.Event#EVENTS EventID

Event ID.

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WEAPON:_F(Arguments, DebugInfoCurrentParam, DebugInfoFromParam)

Trace a function call.

This function is private.

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Parameters:

Arguments

A #table or any field.

DebugInfoCurrentParam

DebugInfoFromParam

WEAPON:_Serialize(Arguments)

(Internal) Serialize arguments

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Parameter:

#table Arguments

Return value:

#string:

Text

WEAPON:_T(Arguments, DebugInfoCurrentParam, DebugInfoFromParam)

Trace a function logic.

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Parameters:

Arguments

A #table or any field.

DebugInfoCurrentParam

DebugInfoFromParam

WEAPON:onEvent(event)

The main event handling function...

This function captures all events generated for the class.

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